Medical Terms
The word for the sense of taste
Gustation
How many main tastes can humans sense?
5
Losing some taste is called
Hypogeusia
Chocolate and candies mostly activate this taste
Sweet
How long do taste buds ususally live for?
1-2 Weeks
The med term for losing your sense of taste
Ageusia
True or false: Taste buds are only on your tongue
False, there are some in the back of the throat and nasal cavity
This virus affected many peoples sense of taste/smell
COVID-19
Lemons mostly activate this taste
Sour
True or False: Your body grows new taste buds
True
The prefix meaning "taste" in med term
Geusia
The bumps on your tongue that hold taste buds are called..
A lack of this mineral can mess with your taste buds
Why might alcohol taste bitter until ages 16-20?
Maturity of taste buds
True or false: Babies have more taste buds than adults for a short period of time
False
A word for a disorder that makes things taste weird or bad
Dysgeusia
How do taste buds send signals to the brain?
Name one thing that can hurt/damage your taste buds
Smoking, hot food
Spicy foods feel hot, but actually activate what sense first?
Touch/pain
What can detect more, your nose or your tounge?
Nose
The nerve that helps you taste the front of your tonuge
Facial nerve
The part of the tongue that tastes sweet flavours the best..
Tip of the tounge
This nerve helps you taste the back of your tongue
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Taste present in foods such as chips
Salty
What taste is used to warn us about poisons?